Praise your Guru, and the good fortune already written for you comes alive.
The Arc
Praise your Guru, and sing the praises of the One every day. Good fortune is written on your face. The Naam is food for your inside, like lunch for your body. Only a few take it, and grace hands it to them. Keep the Guru's teaching close in your mind. Pain and darkness lift, like a room when one light goes on. The True One draws you in. Love the Guru's words. They are your railing, here and beyond. The Creator gives them. The wisest people are at peace with how life flows. When plans change, they stay calm. At the centre, the Rahao: praise your Guru, and sing the praises of the One forever.
Key Vocabulary
pooraa bhaag — perfect destiny; a good fortune that comes alive with praise.
amrit naam bhojan — the Naam as nectar-food for the soul.
nadar — the glance of grace.
aDhaar — support, prop; here and hereafter.
bhaanaa — the Will, the flow of existence.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The short form gives the shabad a quick, chant-like pulse well suited to a morning refrain. Its close on bhaanaa links back to Shabad 19's prayer to rest in the flow, rounding out Guru Amar Das's set on the note of glad acceptance. The closing tally (||4||7||17||7||24||) marks the end of his Prabhaatee shabads.
For Raag Prabhaatee
A brisk dawn praise-song, closing Guru Amar Das's Prabhaatee shabads on gratitude and ease with the flow of life.
Hukumnama
Subject: Praise your Guru every day Preview: fortune on your forehead, nectar-food, the Guru's feet in your mind, darkness lifting, a support
Today: Praise your Guru, and sing the praises of the One every day. Good fortune is written on your face. The Naam is food for your inside, like lunch for your body. Only a few take it, and grace hands it to them. Keep the Guru's teaching close in your mind. Pain and darkness lift, like a room when one light goes on. The True One draws you in. Love the Guru's words. They are your railing, here and beyond. The Creator gives them. The wisest people are at peace with how life flows. When plans change, they stay calm.
Praise your Guru, and sing the praises of the One forever.
For today: Say thank you, out loud, to one person who taught you something good.
Praise your Guru, and the good fortune already written for you comes alive.
The Arc
Praise your Guru, and sing the praises of the One every day. Good fortune is written on your face. The Naam is food for your inside, like lunch for your body. Only a few take it, and grace hands it to them. Keep the Guru's teaching close in your mind. Pain and darkness lift, like a room when one light goes on. The True One draws you in. Love the Guru's words. They are your railing, here and beyond. The Creator gives them. The wisest people are at peace with how life flows. When plans change, they stay calm. At the centre, the Rahao: praise your Guru, and sing the praises of the One forever.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The short form gives the shabad a quick, chant-like pulse well suited to a morning refrain. Its close on bhaanaa links back to Shabad 19's prayer to rest in the flow, rounding out Guru Amar Das's set on the note of glad acceptance. The closing tally (||4||7||17||7||24||) marks the end of his Prabhaatee shabads.
For Raag Prabhaatee
A brisk dawn praise-song, closing Guru Amar Das's Prabhaatee shabads on gratitude and ease with the flow of life.
Hukumnama
Subject: Praise your Guru every day Preview: fortune on your forehead, nectar-food, the Guru's feet in your mind, darkness lifting, a support
Today: Praise your Guru, and sing the praises of the One every day. Good fortune is written on your face. The Naam is food for your inside, like lunch for your body. Only a few take it, and grace hands it to them. Keep the Guru's teaching close in your mind. Pain and darkness lift, like a room when one light goes on. The True One draws you in. Love the Guru's words. They are your railing, here and beyond. The Creator gives them. The wisest people are at peace with how life flows. When plans change, they stay calm.
Praise your Guru, and sing the praises of the One forever.
For today: Say thank you, out loud, to one person who taught you something good.